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Books I want to read in 2020/Books ReadRaven's Shadow Series by Anthony Ryan
Blood Song (5 stars)
Tower Lord (2 stars- slogged through it)
Queen of Fire (Discontinuing)
Stormlight Series by Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings (5 stars)
Words of Radiance (5 stars)
Oathbringer (5 stars)
Rhythm of War (3.5 stars- I knoww, sorry!)
Edgedancer (4.5 stars)
Dawnshard (5 stars)
Neil Gaiman
Norse Mythology (4 stars)
American Gods (Didn't get round to)
Reading Aims in 2020:
Read more female protagonist fantasy:
Book of the Ancestor Trilogy by Mark Lawrence
Red Sister (2 stars- disappointing)
Grey Sister (discontinuing)
Holy Sister (discontinuing)
Brian Staveley
Skullsworn (DNF, also a let down- might try again though)
Joe Abercrombie
Best Served Cold (4 stars)
The Crimson Empire Series by Alex Marshall
A Crown for Cold Silver (Didn't get round to)
A Blade of Black Steel
A War in Crimson Embers
The Coraidic Sagas by Alicia Wanstall-Burke
Blood of Heirs (4 stars)
Legacy of Ghosts (5 stars)
Graceling Realm by Kristin Cashore
Graceling (Didn't get round to)
Try out Historical Fiction and Sci-Fi:
Historical
The Last Kingdom by Bernard Cornwell
(DNF- Sooo Boring!)
Troy Series by David Gemmell
Lord of the Silver Bow (4 stars)
Shield of Thunder (5 stars)
Fall of Kings (3 stars)
Sci-Fi
Scythe by Neal Shusterman (3 stars)
Buddy Reads 2021January
12th- Graceling by Kristin Cashore (2 stars)
February
11th- Malice by John Gwynne
March
8th- The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
24th- Kings of Ash by Richard Nell
April
5th- The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna (MAJOR DNF! Trust me, just don't do it to yourself!)
17th- Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
May
10th- The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter (2 stars)
20th- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling
25th- Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (struggled to get into- on hold)
June
21st- Starsight by Brandon Sanderson
September
14th- Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff (will read some other time)
Books I want to read in 2021/Books Read
Ash and Sand Trilogy by Richard Nell
Kings of Paradise (4 stars)
Kings of Ash (4.5 stars)
Kings of Heaven (4 stars)
The Faithful and the Fallen Series by John Gwynne
Malice (DNF unfortunately, will try again later)
Valor
Ruin
Wrath
Gentleman Bastard Series by Scott Lynch
The Lies of Locke Lamora (2.5 stars- meh uninteresting)
Red Seas Under Red Skies (discontinued)
The Republic of Thieves
The Thorn of Emberlain
Mistborn Series by Brandon Sanderson
The Final Empire (4 stars)
The Well of Ascension (2 stars)
The Hero of Ages (2.5 stars)
The Alloy of Law (Will attempt the rest of Mistborn later, possibly when fully complete).
Shadows of Self
The Bands of Mourning
Guy Gavriel Kay
Tigana (Didn't get round to)
Under Heaven (Didn't get round to)
Jacqueline Carey
Kushiel's Dart (Fell out of mood to read)
YA
The Hundredth Queen by Emily R. King (2 stars)
Historical
Lancelot by Kristian Giles (struggled to get into, on hold)
Sci-Fi
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (5 stars)
Starsight by Brandon Sanderson (3 stars)
Beena wrote: "Raven's Shadow Series by Anthony Ryan
Blood Song (5 stars)
Tower Lord (2 stars- slogged through it)
Queen of Fire (Discontinuing)"
Oh I feel you, the Sequel was so disappointing!
Oh! I just thought of another historical fiction you might like!! Is Blood Eye on your list? I remember it as quite violent!!
No it isn't- just checked it out, it looks interesting! Thanks Laura!
OMG Beena! Mark Lawrence commented on your review of Gunlaw?!?! Totally fangirling here!!! *squee* 😂
OMG Beena! Mark Lawrence commented on your review of Gunlaw?!?! Totally fangirling here!!! *squee* 😂OMG!!! Yeah, I've just seen the notification!! I'm a bit scared to read it!! Hahaha!
Aaaahhhhhhh SEND HELP
Ahhh, it's a recommendation! What do I say?? *Act cool, act cool*
I played it safe lolI may or may not have spent all that time coming up with that answer...
Buddy Reads 2022January
1st- Heroes Die by Matthew Woodring Stover
February
1st- Broken Empire Trilogy by Mark Lawrence re-read and possibly Road Brothers
21st- The Steel Remains by Richard K. Morgan
Books I want to read 2022/Books Read
The Acts of Caine by Matthew Woodring Stover
Heroes Die
Blade of Tyshalle
Caine Black Knife
Caine's Law
A Land Fit for Heroes by Richard K. Morgan
The Steel Remains
The Cold Commands
The Dark Defiles
The Fire Sacraments by Robert V.S. Redick
Master Assassins
Sidewinders
The Five Warrior Angels by Brian Lee Durfree
The Forgetting Moon
The Blackest Heart
The Lonesome Crown
Lightbringer by Brent Weeks
The Black Prism
The Blinding Knife
The Broken Eye
The Blood Mirror
The Burning White
Historical
Wolf Of The Plains by Conn Iggulden
Maybe- Subject to Change
Ship of Magic
Dragonflight
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Shadow of the Wind
Buddy Reads 2023May
1st-Foundryside
15th- The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
June
10th-The Fellowship of the Ring
15th- Leviathan Wakes (Maybe)
17th- Red Country (Could change)
July
10th- Wild Sky
September
1st- All Systems Red
4th- A Game of Thrones
18th- Wind & Wildfire
November
4th- Ice & Ivy
Buddy Reads 2024January
10th- Dune
March
24th- Of Blood and Fire
May
27th- Days of Blood & Starlight
July
9th- Legacy of Ash
21st- Promise of Blood
August
6th- A Storm of Swords
20th- Senlin Ascends
December
16th- Knights of Wind and Truth (Stormlight Archive)
Buddy Reads 2025March
4th- The Kingdom of Copper
19th- A Feast for Crows
April
11th- Arm of the Sphinx
21st- The Wise Man's Fear
June
4th- The Empire of Gold
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Buddy Reads 2020
January
3rd- A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J Maas (3 stars)
12th- Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (3 stars)
February
1st- The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang (4 stars)
12th- In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce (4 stars)
March
12th- The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce (1 star- awful)
19th- Aurian by Maggie Furey (DNF- Couldn't bear it!)
April
12th- Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce (1 star- felt I might as well finish the series as it's such a short book, bad idea, can't understand how this is a classic series!)
15th-Red Sister by Mark Lawrence (2 stars- so, so disappointing, I'd had a blast with Lawrence's books up until then!)
May
15th- The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon (Never happened, can't say I'm that bothered about it lol)
July
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (5 stars)
August
Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson (5 stars)
September
Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson (5 stars)
November
Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (3.5 stars)